Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Looking for a New Job? These Are the Best Cities for You
If you’re on the hunt for a good job, think warm thoughts and pack sunglasses.
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Hoping for a Big Raise Next Year? Here’s How Much You’ll Probably Get
A new report sheds light on how big a raise most workers will be getting next year.
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A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over
A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
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The Real Reason Teens Don’t Have Summer Jobs Anymore
Toiling all summer as a camp counselor or lifeguard used to be a rite of passage for American teenagers, but they’ve been dropping out of the labor force for years.
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Women Are Better Investors Than Men. Here Are 3 Reasons Why
Female investors outperform males on average, and new report attributes the better performance to three traits more common in female investors.
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3 New Benefits That Could Be Coming to Your Company
As America flirts with full employment, companies have to work a bit harder to attract workers. A new survey shows that companies are becoming more generous with their benefits packages.
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Are You Being Paid Fairly? Here's How to Find Out
After nearly a decade of stagnation, wages are starting to rise as a strong job market (finally) gives American workers more power in negotiations.
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Do Demographics Dictate Economic Destiny?
A new Morning Consult poll suggests that fewer Americans are spending their tax refunds. Instead, they’re socking the money away or paying off debt.
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The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year
By Janna HerronThe proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
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What Will It Take to Finally Get US Workers’ Pay Growing Again?
Workers of all political stripes must be frustrated by the fact that the economic expansion has yet to deliver the kind of wage gains that have been long promised.
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Yellen to Grads: Be Like Bernanke (and The Babe)
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen may have been born and raised in Brooklyn, but she drew a lesson from Babe Ruth and other Bronx Bombers in her commencement address to New York University graduates...
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Entire Auto Industry Is Under the Microscope
By Paul A. Eisenstein, CNBCWith General Motors announcing another string of six recalls this week, the Detroit automaker has now recalled more than 11 million vehicles in the U.S. this year - half as many as recalled by the...
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Why the American Dream Now Includes Franchises
By Maggie Overfelt, CNBCThe franchise model in the U.S. is thriving, and some of the biggest success stories are coming from smaller ideas. While much of the growth still revolves around big brands that mark many of our...
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One More Slam Against Millennials in the Workplace
By Allison Linn, CNBCAs the latest crop of millennials collect their diplomas and head into the work force, they'll be facing a host of stereotypes: That they are entitled, lazy and/or lack a strong work ethic. Join the...
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U.S. Job Market Has Changed Dramatically in 15 Years
By Marine ColeThe U.S. labor market has undergone huge changes in recent years. This new chart, put together by the U.S. Census Bureau based on its economic census between 1997 and 2012, shows how those changes...